As he enters free agency, Nikola Vucevic says he'd 'like to stay' with Bulls
Vucevic averaged a double-double with 17.6 points and 11 rebounds per game in his second full season as a Bull.
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Vucevic averaged a double-double with 17.6 points and 11 rebounds per game in his second full season as a Bull.
The Bulls got a road win at Toronto on Wednesday to extend their season, but they couldn't get the second road victory they needed to make the playoffs.
The Bulls are getting set for their fourth matchup with the Raptors this season, of course this one with the season on the line.
The Bulls will truly have to take their postseason future one day at a time.
The Bulls will have to win two Play-In Tournament games, both on the road, beginning with a win-or-go-home game at the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.
The Bulls sat their top two scorers in DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine, but they are already locked in to the 10th seed in the East.
Jae Crowder and Wes Matthews combined to harass Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan throughout the game, with DeRozan finishing with eight points on 3-of-12 shooting.
Atlanta (40-39) opened a two-game lead over the Bulls (38-41), who clinched a play-in berth in the Eastern Conference by virtue of Orlando's loss to Cleveland earlier in the evening.
Nikola Vucevic added 21 points and eight rebounds for the Bulls.
LaVine's dunk got the Bulls within seven with 56.7 seconds left in the third quarter. But Los Angeles quickly pulled away in the final period.
